Remember how we had seen it from the bell tower in Torcello that morning?

These islands are like sisters, holding hands...so close to each other.

As you probably know, Burano is most known for it's small, brightly-painted houses.

The colours of the houses follow a specific system originating from the golden age of its development; if someone wishes to paint their home, one must send a request to the government, who will respond by making notice of the certain colours permitted for that lot. --Wiki

Can you imagine living there? I hope you're not color-blind!

Who knew you could do so much with color.

Impressions. Always impressions.

And lots of lace! Burano is also known for its lace...like Murano is known for it's glass.

Lace-making revived in 1872 when a lace-making school was opened.

But few have continued the time-consuming and expensive tradition, though much lace is still sold.

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I never saw so many beautiful painted houses. The travel from Venice was a delight, cruising the lagoon. I can see why people fall in love with this place. It was not too crowded (yet) and I think that was part of the charm. Short of eyes.... thank you for another memory. I know it takes time to make these posts, I appreciate it to no end. It is like opening a gift and be surprised all over again of the beauty of what we saw. IHVJ.

It does take time to make these posts, yes, but it's important to me that we have these memories to come back to whenever we wish. Your appreciation only makes me want to keep doing it all that much more, so THANK YOU!!!

When there is so much to see, Maria, and we are already "short of eyes," we all are sure to miss many things. But yes, Astrid and I do plan to visit Lisbon one year soon. Between the both of us, we'll see almost everything. HA!

Oh, so happy you shared Burano. We didn't make it there, just Murano. From your images it really reminds me of an area in Buenos Aires! So colorful! I'm not a lace person, but the detail is truly a sight!

When I went to Venice in my past life, Robin, we were there long enough (2 days and an overnight) to visit both Murano and Burano in the same trip. Once you see Burano, you never forget it, of course. I could hardly wait to show it to Astrid.

I'm with you on the lace part...which did nothing for me except to see it as part of their tourist industry.

I just looked and here's my post on Burano back in 2007: http://ginniehart.blogspot.nl/2007/11/conversation-peace.html

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